Onward: On Sunday, according to news reports, a crowd of 900,000 turned up for the 56th African American Day Parade wending through the streets of Harlem,...
By Mary Alice MillerNew York City magnet schools are the latest target of the Trump administration over transgender issues. The U.S. Department of Education Office for...
By Nayaba ArindeEditor-at-Large “I support the Democrat in the race,” said former Vice President Kamala Harris, of NYC Mayoral frontrunner Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani.In a somewhat lukewarm...
Fern GillespieWhen the arts nonprofit, the Laundromat Project, was launched 20 years ago, it was at an intimate performance space in Harlem where people of all...
The rain fell in steady sheets on Sunday, but it couldn’t dampen the celebratory spirit. The planned dedication ceremony for Holcombe Rucker Park, a site known...
Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. is remembered as the architect of the historic August 28,1963 March on Washington for Jobs...
Each year, the nation and the world pause to remember the assassination of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and...
Tracing Black Families Back to Slavery in Brooklyn Fern GillespieSlavery in New York City began 400 years ago in 1626...
Remembering Helene Nomsa Brath By Cinque BrathIn our community, we often celebrate the louder voices—the ones who grab the microphone,...
New York, NY, June 27, 2025 – The Abolition Commemoration Day Committee is presenting its fourth Abolition Commemoration Day in...
NEW ORLEANS – Earlier this month, Dillard University, in partnership with the City of New Orleans and University Medical Center...
by NZINGHAJune is the month where we celebrate Father’s Day. It’s the day we honor men who embody the task...
The “Batman and Robin” of The Black Arts Movement by Cinque BrathMy father was not recognized for his unique parenting...